Ecosystems of California

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This long-anticipated reference and sourcebook for Californiaas remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem typeaits distribution, structure, function, and management. A comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about this biologically diverse state, Ecosystems of California covers the state from oceans to mountaintops using multiple lenses: past and present, flora and fauna, aquatic and terrestrial, natural and managed. Each chapter evaluates natural processes for a specific ecosystem, describes drivers of change, and discusses how that ecosystem may be altered in the future. This book also explores the drivers of Californiaas ecological patterns and the history of the stateas various ecosystems, outlining how the challenges of climate change and invasive species and opportunities for regulation and stewardship could potentially affect the stateas ecosystems. The text explicitly incorporates both human impacts and conservation and restoration efforts and shows how ecosystems support human well-being. Edited by two esteemed ecosystem ecologists and with overviews by leading experts on each ecosystem, this definitive work will be indispensable for natural resource management and conservation professionals as well as for undergraduate or graduate students of Californiaas environment and curious naturalists.Final Report on cooperative Research with the National Park service (cA 8000-2-
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Ecosystems of California

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Harold Mooney, Erika Zavaleta

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Univ of California Press - 2016-01-19

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